How Jethro Tull conquered America in the 70s and became rock’s unlikeliest superstars
They ended the 1960s opening for Led Zeppelin in the US and ended the 70s headlining multiple nights at Madison Square Garden
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The Depeche Mode megahit that Martin Gore was dead against, despite the fact he wrote it
Had he not seen the light, we would’ve been deprived of one of the synth-rock titans’ all-time great songs
We asked Blues Brothers star Dan Aykroyd to give us his 11 favourite blues records, and he delivered
John Lee Hooker, Albert King, Howlin’ Wolf, Junior Wells - Blues Brothers and former SNL icon Dan Aykroyd knows his blues
"Chris Squire asked me to join Yes. I was extremely flattered." Astonishing revelations from Steve Hackett when we interviewed him about 2019's At The Edge Of Light
There were revelations galore about Steve Hackett's twenty-fifth studio album At The Edge Of Light
How Stone Temple Pilots and Scott Weiland gave it one last chance with their self-titled sixth album
The story of Scott Weiland’s final Stone Temple Pilots album
The story of Stand Inside Your Love, the last great Smashing Pumpkins single
The Machina standout, which turns 25 next month, marked the beginning of the end for the alt-rock heroes’ first phase
Rick Wakeman’s wild tales of John Lennon, David Bowie, Keith Moon and Ozzy Osbourne
Playing with Bowie and Sabbath,. boozing with Keith Moon, hanging out with Lennon – Rick Wakeman has done it all
The chaotic story of Girls, Girls, Girls, the album that almost killed Motley Crue
The album that kicked Motley Crue to the next level – and nearly killed them
"Our motto is always play like you have a big dick." World, meet the Red Hot Chili Peppers
World, meet the Red Hot Chili Peppers, you'll be seeing quite a lot of them in the future, like it or not
Iron Maiden fans rejoiced when Bruce Dickinson and Adrian Smith rejoined the band – but one member almost quit because of it
In 1999, longtime Maiden drummer Nicko McBrain threatened to leave the band over the prospect of an extra guitarist
"I woke up three days later, in France, in this stupid castle, and I'm thinking: 'What just happened?'": How Stevie Nicks escaped the chaos of Fleetwood Mac and soared solo
In 1980 Stevie Nicks stepped out of Fleetwood Mac with a hit-laden debut solo album that showed she could fly just as high on her own
"The drugs got heavier and things got weirder": The wild life and violent death of Chicago's Terry Kath
When Chicago founder Terry Kath accidentally killed himself, the world was robbed of one of its greatest guitarists
The crazed story of The Quireboys, the band who had it all then partied it all away
They've got a ballsy singer and catchy songs. Sharon Osbourne was their manager, Guns N' Roses were their mates. So why aren’t The Quireboys living in mansions?
We made a timeline of everything that’s happened in human history using only Iron Maiden songs
Iron Maiden have written songs about dinosaurs, the Second World War and many, many things in between. So, here’s the history of Planet Earth as told through the metal legends’ lyrics.
Metallica released their first music video 35 years ago. This is how it ruined my life.
A Metal Hammer writer looks back on the scarring effects of the video for Metallica’s One, which debuted on January 22, 1989
Spirit didn’t know they were a prog band, but were always proud of their fearless diversity
Original bassist Mark Andes embraces what they achieved – but regrets they weren’t able to offer the support that “keystone” member Randy California needed
The psychedelic early days of acid overlords and space travellers Hawkwind
Leading lights of the UK's psychedelic revolution, Hawkwind's early days were a fug of good trips, bad trips, free-form chaos and dancing gazelles
John Sykes looks back on Blue Murder, the band he formed after leaving Whitesnake
A rare interview with the late John Sykes, who died this week at the age of 65 – and some personal memories from Myles Kennedy
Steve Jones on the return of the Sex Pistols and how new frontman Frank Carter joined the fun
When the Sex Pistols re-formed with three original members plus singer Frank Carter, they hadn’t sounded so vital in years. And there’s more to come
